Annette Young meets Fouad Siniora, former Lebanese Prime Minister and leader of the Future Parliamentary Bloc. He speaks to us about the situation of his country and its relationship with neighbouring Syria, where President Assad is currently facing the biggest ever challenge to his rule.
Reactions poured in from around the world as leaders of Lebanon's ruling Sunni party and Hezbollah-led opposition formed a shared cabinet after months of controversy and violence.
Leaders of the ruling Sunni party and the Hezbollah-led opposition have agreed on a power-sharing deal and formed a cabinet after months of controversy, violence, and stalled elections.
Lebanon's newly re-appointed Prime Minister Fouad Siniora is to begin consultations with a factional parliament on Friday, as part of efforts to form a national unity cabinet that includes members of the Hezbollah-led opposition.
Lebanon's new president, Michel Sleiman, appointed incumbent Prime Minister Fouad Siniora to head a new national unity government in Lebanon, the president's office said.
At dawn on the sixth day of the Doha talks, Lebanese leaders have finally reached an agreement to end recent factional fighting and political stalemate. What are the merits and faults of this breakthrough agreement ?
The Lebanese government agreed to withdraw two key measures that prompted a violent response by Hezbollah. The humiliating climbdown follows Arab League efforts to end a crisis that had brought Lebanon to the brink of civil war.
After four days of deadly fighting, the Hezbollah-led opposition has started withdrawing its gunmen from parts of west Beirut following the army's move to overturn contentious government decisions against the Shia militant group.
In a bid to end the current violence, the Lebanese army has announced it would overturn the government's decisions against Shia militant group Hezbollah and called on gunmen to leave the streets.
In a televised address to the Lebanese nation, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora denied that his government was at war with Shia movement Hezbollah but condemned its efforts to take over west Beirut.
Fouad Siniora 
